Herod’s Arrival in Rome and Appointment as King of Judaea
His ship came into serious distress off Pamphylia, and most of the cargo had to be jettisoned, after which it could just limp to safety in Rhodes, an island deeply traumatized by the war with Cassius. There Herod was welcomed by his friends Ptolemy and Sapphinius, and despite his lack of funds he commissioned the construction of a huge trireme, in…
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